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The Two Kinds of Knowledge
All the knowledge that is taught in our schools, colleges and universities has been gained through our five
senses. It is what we call "Sense Knowledge".
Man has never been able to know God through the five senses of his physical body. Sense Knowledge cannot
give us the Reason for Creation, the source of Light, of Life, of Motion, of Gravitation, has been unable to explain te o
the obvious design of Creation.
When man reaches the limits of his Sense Knowledge, he turns philosopher or guesser.
Natural man cannot understand spiritual things. Sense Knowledge cannot find God, can never know Him, but
there stands by the side of everyone a Guide to lead him into the new kind of knowledge, the new kind of life.
The book shows the contrast between Sense Knowledge and The Revelation Knowledge which we receive only
from the Word of God.
Sense Knowledge faith is in what man is, and can do, and has done. Revelation faith is in the Word of God,
That liveth and abideth forever.
senses. It is what we call "Sense Knowledge".
Man has never been able to know God through the five senses of his physical body. Sense Knowledge cannot
give us the Reason for Creation, the source of Light, of Life, of Motion, of Gravitation, has been unable to explain te o
the obvious design of Creation.
When man reaches the limits of his Sense Knowledge, he turns philosopher or guesser.
Natural man cannot understand spiritual things. Sense Knowledge cannot find God, can never know Him, but
there stands by the side of everyone a Guide to lead him into the new kind of knowledge, the new kind of life.
The book shows the contrast between Sense Knowledge and The Revelation Knowledge which we receive only
from the Word of God.
Sense Knowledge faith is in what man is, and can do, and has done. Revelation faith is in the Word of God,
That liveth and abideth forever.
- GenresChristianity
63 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 1981
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July 3, 2021
I read this rather than listened to audio.
Written in his inimitable (and sometimes irritating) style, it nevertheless contains valuable insights. Distinguishes between Sense Knowledge, which arises from reason using the servants of the five senses, and is a result of man's work and effort; and Revelation knowledge, which is given by grace to man's spirit. He argues that it answers the questions that Sense Knowledge cannot about origin, nature and destiny of Creation and Man especially. The Bible satisfies the spirit hunger of man. Just as reason must rule the body (appetites) so the spirit must rule the rational faculties.
I'd be more sceptical about some of the esoteric teaching of Kenyon now (2021), and some of the anti-intellectualism it leads to, though I still think there is some truth in the idea of perceiving in your spirit intuitively where our mind struggles. 'The heart has reasons that reason cannot know' (Pascal).
But this truth is so easily abused.
Written in his inimitable (and sometimes irritating) style, it nevertheless contains valuable insights. Distinguishes between Sense Knowledge, which arises from reason using the servants of the five senses, and is a result of man's work and effort; and Revelation knowledge, which is given by grace to man's spirit. He argues that it answers the questions that Sense Knowledge cannot about origin, nature and destiny of Creation and Man especially. The Bible satisfies the spirit hunger of man. Just as reason must rule the body (appetites) so the spirit must rule the rational faculties.
I'd be more sceptical about some of the esoteric teaching of Kenyon now (2021), and some of the anti-intellectualism it leads to, though I still think there is some truth in the idea of perceiving in your spirit intuitively where our mind struggles. 'The heart has reasons that reason cannot know' (Pascal).
But this truth is so easily abused.
July 31, 2014
Fabulous little booklet conservatively written. My copy is old and yellowed and was in the eleventh edition printed in 1966. It was first published in 1938.
The point he makes in the book is a huge understanding of how our five senses learn as opposed to how we learn in the human spirit. The two types of learning in a nutshell are the intelligences we learn solely by the five senses, and he knowledge we gain that comes from beyond the five senses by the Holy Spirit's communications with our human spirit. He writes very pedantically and very thoroughly in 1930's language.
I have only seen two photo's of Kenyon, the one in my booklet where he honestly looks like a grandfather with dimentia, and the one that is on the front of his biography where he looks like the highly intelligent and thoughtful man that he obviously was. His deep meditations adventuring into biblical truth is what set him apart. And for the uninitiated this man was the father of the teachings that took the late papa Kenneth Hagin to the places where he stood. Plainly stated, Hagin, Roberts, Copeland, Wommack and others are children and great grandchildren of this man. Kenyon however is much more sober than the others. Kenyon had prosperity in the right perspective and supernatural evangelism and church building in their biblical primary places.
It's only 72 pages and believe it or not I read the whole thing through while sat in a hospital waiting room, biding my time in readiness for a visit to the the operating theatre for correction of an umbilical hernia. Just thought you might like to know that.
Great little book that adds concepts to my mental wall paper that I think I already knew. Kenyon however dots I's and crosses t's that are quite helpful. Huge issue, simply but carefully explained, succinctly worded. Read it over your next morning coffe and see how it changes your perspective on life.
I have one query about one line that he wrote. As a sign of the power of the new birth, he succinctly states that people who are born again do not get divorced. Hmmm! Not only is that hardly true today, but seeing that he wrote the book in 1938 and his wife divorced him in 1930 it did raise my eye brows quite involuntarily.
The point he makes in the book is a huge understanding of how our five senses learn as opposed to how we learn in the human spirit. The two types of learning in a nutshell are the intelligences we learn solely by the five senses, and he knowledge we gain that comes from beyond the five senses by the Holy Spirit's communications with our human spirit. He writes very pedantically and very thoroughly in 1930's language.
I have only seen two photo's of Kenyon, the one in my booklet where he honestly looks like a grandfather with dimentia, and the one that is on the front of his biography where he looks like the highly intelligent and thoughtful man that he obviously was. His deep meditations adventuring into biblical truth is what set him apart. And for the uninitiated this man was the father of the teachings that took the late papa Kenneth Hagin to the places where he stood. Plainly stated, Hagin, Roberts, Copeland, Wommack and others are children and great grandchildren of this man. Kenyon however is much more sober than the others. Kenyon had prosperity in the right perspective and supernatural evangelism and church building in their biblical primary places.
It's only 72 pages and believe it or not I read the whole thing through while sat in a hospital waiting room, biding my time in readiness for a visit to the the operating theatre for correction of an umbilical hernia. Just thought you might like to know that.
Great little book that adds concepts to my mental wall paper that I think I already knew. Kenyon however dots I's and crosses t's that are quite helpful. Huge issue, simply but carefully explained, succinctly worded. Read it over your next morning coffe and see how it changes your perspective on life.
I have one query about one line that he wrote. As a sign of the power of the new birth, he succinctly states that people who are born again do not get divorced. Hmmm! Not only is that hardly true today, but seeing that he wrote the book in 1938 and his wife divorced him in 1930 it did raise my eye brows quite involuntarily.
April 1, 2020
Heard it's good and look forward to reading it
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